Hi, Everyone! Yes, I am still alive and well, though inundated with work and students (much a s I love them!) I just want to apologize to all of you to whom I owe responses , and have for about 10 days. I FINALLY RECEIVED A NEW COMPUTER FOR MY OFFICE ! And, no, it does not beep at the end of each line like my old one did, so pardon me while I adjust! Anyway, I know that many of you are aware that my ol d machine used to crash all the time, often mid-message. I am now optimistic. However, when I came in last night this new !@#$%^&*! crashed, and as far as I know the system did not crash, so I may still have a problem (i.e., the connec tion rather than the computer.) Given that the wall where this thing is plugge d in looks like it is going to collapse any minute from some kind of leak, that may not be too surprising. Right now I am thinking that I should remove my Oly mpic mementos from the adjacent wall ASAP. SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME IF I OWE YOU A RESPONSE! I am as low tech as they come! And now I will send this before I lose the entire message! Sorry for wasting the time of list subscribers, but this was my fastest way to reach everyone! Jeanne Higbee